Governance

Suitable for all staff Mon 11th November 2024, online, 3.45pm-4.45pm This is a  non-technical session which discusses nationally recognised cyber security advice that can be applied to both work and home. These sessions highlight the importance of cyber security and outline simple, effective steps everyone can take to reduce the impact

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The DfE have updated the ‘test, exam and assessment results’ section. Some of the information which academies should publish has changed in that section. They have updated information for academies in the ‘behaviour policy’ section. They have also made changes to the ‘pupil premium’, ‘PE and sport premium’, ‘complaints policy’

The DfE updated the ‘test, exam and assessment results’ section. Some of the information which schools must publish has changed in that section. They have added detail on what schools should publish about governors in the ‘governance information’ section. They have also made changes to the ‘pupil premium’, ‘PE and

Welcome to Issue 7 of the Safer in Education newsletter, brought to you by the Virtual School Service on behalf of the local authority and safeguarding partnership (NCASP).

Dear All  We’re thrilled to invite you to our upcoming KoothTalks webinar for Local Services and Healthcare professionals on supporting young people with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). The webinar will detail how our digital platform can support young people presenting with EBSA, information from our Kooth Clinical Team and EBSA

As you may already be aware, Family Hubs have purchased a multi-user license for The Solihull Approach (inourplace.co.uk) which has FREE online courses dedicated to improving emotional health and wellbeing in parents, children, teenagers, adults and grandparents. Solihull have designed a campaign for schools to use to help promote this fantastic

Welcome to Kooth and Qwell’s October 2024 newsletter As we approach World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October, it’s a perfect time to reflect on any challenges you and your students face, especially with the recent changes in social media safety. According to a recent BBC article, nearly 60% of young people have experienced negative impacts from online

If you work in a school or education setting you can help the Northern Child Health and Wellbing Network understand current practices around support for children and young people (CYP) with asthma in schools. Completing our short survey will enable us to identify improvements to the lives of CYP with asthma

Ofsted has today published updates to its state-funded school inspection handbooks as well as its deferral, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy, ahead of routine school inspections returning on 23 September. From this term state-funded schools will not receive an overall effectiveness grade during graded inspections, following the decision by the

We want to hear from families to help shape the future of services for children and young people with SEND in Northumberland   Families are encouraged to have their say by completing an online survey through the Local Offer website and sharing their experiences about what is working well and what

The  Pupil Premium Network meetings provide an opportunity to hear from the School Improvement Team on national and countywide pupil premium/disadvantage issues, and discuss pertinent issues with colleagues from other schools. Main agenda:  Select from the following links below, to attend your localised meeting: Monday 04/11/2024 – 1:30-4:00pm Pupil Premium

Please find attached the What’s On Guide of activities being held at Hexham Family Hub for September/October 2024.   Please share with staff teams/colleagues/networks who may find it relevant

The Ogden Trust is accepting applications for new school partnerships starting in 2025-26.  The School Partnerships programme offers funding and support to groups of schools in England that are committed to enhancing physics teaching and learning. The programme provides funding for schools over a period of five years. To be

There are still places available on the Youth Mental Health Awareness training session on Thursday 5th September 2024, 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, should you or anyone you know be interested in attending. Places on our courses must be booked through the online platform Learning Together, and you can book a

We are writing to inform all headteachers and their governing bodies that all members of staff from the Northumberland County Council Education & Skills Service and Children’s Social Care who attend a school, academy or alternative provider will have with them their Northumberland County Council identity badge which is an